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Crowds turn out to honor the fallen on Veterans Day

Scarves and even a few earmuffs could be seen Wednesday afternoon at Calverton National Cemetery, where several hundred people gathered under a heavy gray sky for a solemn ceremony to mark Veterans Day.

Colorful flags were carried by honor guards representing different veterans groups; an American Legion post from Mastic Beach, a Veterans of Foreign Wars post from Rocky Point, the Jewish War...

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